Web/API/PointerEvent/PointerEvent

The PointerEvent() constructor creates a new synthetic and untrusted PointerEvent object instance.

Syntax

 event = new PointerEvent(type, PointerEventInit);

Arguments

type

Is a DOMString representing the name of the event (see PointerEvent event types).

PointerEventInitOptional

Is a PointerEventInit dictionary, having the following fields:

• pointerId — optional and defaulting to 0, of type long, that sets the value of the instance's PointerEvent.pointerId.
• width — optional and defaulting to 1, of type double, that sets the value of the instance's PointerEvent.width.
• height — optional and defaulting to 1, of type double, that sets the value of the instance's PointerEvent.height.
• pressure — optional and defaulting to 0, of type float, that sets the value of the instance's PointerEvent.pressure.
• tangentialPressure — optional and defaulting to 0, of type float, that sets the value of the instance's PointerEvent.tangentialPressure.
• tiltX — optional and defaulting to 0, of type long, that sets the value of the instance's PointerEvent.tiltX.
• tiltY — optional and defaulting to 0, of type long, that sets the value of the instance's PointerEvent.tiltY.
• twist — optional and defaulting to 0, of type long, that sets the value of the instance's PointerEvent.twist.
• pointerType — optional and defaulting to "", of type DOMString, that sets the value of the instance's PointerEvent.pointerType.
• isPrimary — optional and defaulting to false, of type Boolean, that sets the value of the instance's PointerEvent.isPrimary.

Note: The PointerEventInit dictionary also accepts fields from the MouseEvent, UIEventInit and EventInit dictionaries.

Example

var moveEvent = new PointerEvent("pointermove");

var downEvent = new PointerEvent("pointerdown", 
   {pointerId: 1,
    bubbles: true, 
    cancelable: true, 
    pointerType: "touch",
    width: 100,
    height: 100,
    isPrimary: true
   });

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
PointerEvent() constructor	Chrome Full support 55	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 59 Full support 59 Full support 41 Disabled' Disabled' From version 41: this feature is behind the dom.w3c_pointer_events.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE Full support 11 Full support 11 Partial support 10 Prefixed' Notes' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: MS Notes' See MSDN Pointer events updates.	Opera Full support 42	Safari Full support 13	WebView Android Full support 55	Chrome Android Full support 55	Firefox Android Full support 41 Disabled' Full support 41 Disabled' Disabled' From version 41: this feature is behind the dom.w3c_pointer_events.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android Full support 42	Safari iOS Full support 13	Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0

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Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.

PointerEvent.PointerEvent() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.